City Council

City Hall City of Denton 215 E. McKinney St. Denton, Texas 76201 www.cityofdenton.com Meeting Agenda City Council Tuesday, January 24, 2017 2:00 PM Work Session Room After determining that a quorum is present, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas will convene in a Work Session on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Work Session Room at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas at which the following items will be considered: 1. Work Session Reports A. ID 16-1566 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding a proposed State of the City event and Denton Citizen Academy. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Presentation B. ID 17-079 Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the Cole Ranch development. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Abbreviated Presentation from Stratford Land Exhibit 2 - Cole Ranch Development Proposal C. ID 17-138 Receive a report and hold a discussion regarding the debt issuance associated with the Denton Energy Center. Attachments: Exhibit 1- Informal Staff Report D. ID 17-108 Hold a discussion and give staff direction on the recruitment process for a new City Attorney. Attachments: Exhibit 1- Proposal from Waters & Company Following the completion of the Work Session, the City Council will convene in a Closed Meeting to consider specific items when these items are listed below under the Closed Meeting section of this agenda. The City Council reserves the right to adjourn into a Closed Meeting on any item on its Open Meeting agenda consistent with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, as amended, or as otherwise allowed by law. 1. Closed Meeting: A. ID 17-081 Deliberations regarding Personnel Matters - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.074; and Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071. Consultation, discussion, and deliberation about the appointment, employment, and duties of the City Attorney including, but not limited to, the retirement of the current City Attorney, the appointment of an interim City Attorney, and the process by which a new City Attorney will be selected; consultation with the City’s attorneys regarding associated legal issues where discussion of these legal matters in an open meeting would conflict with the duty of the City’s attorneys to the City of Denton and the Denton City Council under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of City of Denton Page 1 Printed on 1/20/2017 City Council Meeting Agenda January 24, 2017 Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas, or would jeopardize the City’s legal position in any administrative proceeding or potential litigation. B. ID 17-077 Deliberations regarding Real Property - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.072; Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071. Receive information from staff and discuss, deliberate, and provide staff with direction regarding the potential acquisition of real property interests generally located northwest of N. Loop 288 and west of N. Locust St. in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas; discussions had, deliberation, and direction given, by the Denton City Council in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the governmental body in negotiations with a third party. Consultation with the City’s attorneys regarding legal issues associated with the acquisition of the real property interests described above; discussion of these legal matters in an open meeting would conflict with the duty of the City’s attorneys to the City of Denton and the Denton City Council under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas, or would jeopardize the City’s legal position in any administrative proceeding or potential litigation. [Long Road Substation] C. ID 17-099 Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071; Deliberations Regarding Real Property - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.072. Consultation with the City’s attorneys regarding legal issues associated with the potential relocation of a Texas Municipal Power Agency transmission line (“Brinker TMPA transmission line”) currently located on the east of E. Loop 288 and south of Brinker Road in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas and the abandonment of certain transmission line easements related to the same and owned by the City; discussion of these legal matters in an open meeting would conflict with the duty of the City’s attorneys to the City of Denton and the Denton City Council under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas, or would jeopardize the City’s legal position in any administrative proceeding or potential litigation. Receive information from staff and discuss, deliberate, and provide staff with direction regarding the potential relocation of the Brinker TMPA transmission line and the abandonment of certain City-owned transmission line easements related to the same; discussion had, deliberation, and direction given, by the Denton City Council in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the governmental body in negotiations with a third party. [Relocation of TMPA Transmission Line - Brinker Road and E. Loop 288] D. ID 17-133 Deliberations regarding Personnel Matters - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.074; and Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071. Discuss and deliberate regarding the evaluation of candidates and the appointment/employment of a City Auditor and consultation, deliberation and receipt of information from the City attorneys involving legal matters relating to City of Denton Page 2 Printed on 1/20/2017 City Council Meeting Agenda January 24, 2017 employment law and interviewing candidates, where a public discussion of these legal matters would clearly conflict with the duty of the City’s attorneys to the City of Denton under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas. Following completion of the Closed Meeting, the City Council will convene in a Special Called Meeting at which the following items will be considered: 1. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION A. ID 17-134 Consider adoption of an ordinance approving an employment agreement for the City Auditor and authorizing the Mayor to execute said Agreement setting the compensation and terms of that employment; authorizing expenditures and actions; and providing an effective date. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Ordinance 2. CONCLUDING ITEMS A. Under Section 551.042 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, respond to inquiries from the City Council or the public with specific factual information or recitation of policy, or accept a proposal to place the matter on the agenda for an upcoming meeting AND Under Section 551.0415 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, provide reports about items of community interest regarding which no action will be taken, to include: expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence; information regarding holiday schedules; an honorary or salutary recognition of a public official, public employee, or other citizen; a reminder about an upcoming event organized or sponsored by the governing body; information regarding a social, ceremonial, or community event organized or sponsored by an entity other than the governing body that was attended or is scheduled to be attended by a member of the governing body or an official or employee of the municipality; or an announcement involving an imminent threat to the public health and safety of people in the municipality that has arisen after the posting of the agenda. B. Possible Continuation of Closed Meeting topics, above posted. CERTIFICATE I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board at the City Hall of the City of Denton, Texas, on the ________day of ___________________, 2017 at ________o'clock (a.m.) (p.m.) __________________________________________ CITY SECRETARY NOTE: THE CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION ROOM IS ACCESSIBLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. THE CITY WILL PROVIDE SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED IF REQUESTED AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE SCHEDULED MEETING. PLEASE CALL THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT 349-8309 OR USE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICES FOR THE DEAF (TDD) BY CALLING 1-800-RELAY-TX SO THAT A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER CAN BE SCHEDULED THROUGH THE CITY SECRETARY’S OFFICE. City of Denton Page 3 Printed on 1/20/2017